Originally Posted by
smovlov
Ive done surfboard repair and glass work. I cant imagine it being that hard to fix. Sand the clear off, get some carbon mat and epoxy resin, lay it up and wet it in. Throw down a couple layers.
The thing is that with fibreglass + polyester resin laminates the rule of thumb is that if you have an overlap that's 10X the thickness of the laminate there's no significant difference in strength between the seam and the base material once the repair is finished. With some moderate skills and stubbornness it's entirely possible to scarf the joint and make a virtually invisible repair.
Now, with the higher strength of CF laminates their rule of thumb is that you need an overlap of 40X the thickness of the laminate before the strength of the seam is comparable to that of the original structure. Scarfing the seam into invisibility w/o compromising strength suddenly becomes far more challenging.